The Hammer of Thor

Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby famously introduced the mighty Thor in JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #83 in 1962. But before that, there were a number of antecedents for that story and that character, based as he was on actual Norse mythology. For example, here’s an obscure story from OUT OF THIS WORLD #11 in 1956 written by Joe Gill and illustrated by a young Steve Ditko. While this isn’t quite Thor as we know him, there are some parallels that can be seen.